Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Salem.

Our newspaper information for Salem is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 16 papers that were published in the immediate area of Salem. In addition, the list contains another 12 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Salem. In total, we've identified 28 papers within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Salem.

Newspapers Published In Salem ...

We know of 16 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Salem:

American Statesman, And Literary Journal (from 1830)
- Years of publication: 1830 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the American Statesman, And Literary Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85025220
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11603435
Freeman's Banner (from 1834)
- Years of publication: 1834 to 1843
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Freeman's Banner
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84020552
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11116264
National Standard And Salem County Advertiser (from 1849)
- Years of publication: 1849 to 1867
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the National Standard And Salem County Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85025221
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8199408
National Standard And Salem County Advertiser (from 1844)
- Years of publication: 1844 to 1846
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the National Standard And Salem County Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85035903
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12304863
National Standard (from 1867)
- Years of publication: 1867 to 1904
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the National Standard
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84026164
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10311537
National Standard (from 1843)
- Years of publication: 1843 to 1844
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the National Standard
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85035874
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12304861
National Standard (from 1846)
- Years of publication: 1846 to 1849
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the National Standard
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85035904
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12304866
Salem Messenger And Public Advertiser (from 1822)
- Years of publication: 1822 to 1834
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Salem Messenger And Public Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84020553
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11116322
Salem Messenger (from 1819)
- Years of publication: 1819 to 1822
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Salem Messenger
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85025222
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11603800
The Record
- The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Record
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84002115
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11478138
The Salem Sunbeam (from 18??)
- Years of publication: 18?? to 1972
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Salem Sunbeam
- Holdings for: LCCN SN84026231
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10357083
The South Jerseyman (from 1881)
- Years of publication: 1881 to 1904
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The South Jerseyman
- Holdings for: LCCN SN90063113
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23035449
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- The Sun Beam (from 1844)
  - Years of publication: 1844 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Sun Beam
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84020536
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11108577
- Today's Sunbeam (from 1972)
  - Years of publication: 1972 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Today's Sunbeam
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86002851
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14513784
- West-Jersey Gazette, And Salem And Gloucester Advertiser (from 1818)
  - Years of publication: 1818 to 1819
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West-Jersey Gazette, And Salem And Gloucester Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87068141
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15794192
- West-Jersey Gazette (from 1817)
  - Years of publication: 1817 to 1818
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West-Jersey Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85035671
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13084976

Newspapers Neighboring Salem ...

The following newspapers were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Salem.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Salem.

Published In Fort Delaware [New Castle County] ...
- Prison Times (from 1865)
  - Published during 1865
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Prison Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93063825
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 28093781
Published In Delaware City [New Castle County] ...
- Delaware City Press (from 1913)
  - Years of publication: 1913 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Delaware City Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053066
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18284536
- The Delaware City News (from 188?)
  - Years of publication: 188? to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Delaware City News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053083
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18297736
Published In Pennsville ...
- Pennsville Progress (from 1959)
  - Years of publication: 1959 to 1972
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Pennsville Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87068145
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15735537
Published In New Castle [New Castle County] ...
- Delaware Observer (from 1968)
  - Years of publication: 1968 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Delaware Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053124
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18785990
- New Castle County Gazette (from 1938)
  - Years of publication: 1938 to 1946
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the New Castle County Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053010
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17489898
- New Castle Gazette (from 1946)
  - Years of publication: 1946 to 1981
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the New Castle Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84026834
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10718540
- New-Castle Gazette, And Farmers' And Mechanics' Advertiser (from 1835)
  - Years of publication: 1835 to 1837
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the New-Castle Gazette, And Farmers' And Mechanics' Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84020423
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 2625174
- Newcastle Argus (from 1805)
  - Published during 1805
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Newcastle Argus
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84038107
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11171033
- The Argus And Delaware Advertiser (from 1804)
  - Years of publication: 1804 to 1805
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Argus And Delaware Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053086
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18297899
- The Gazette (from 1981)
  - Years of publication: 1981 to 1983
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053160
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18906296
- The New Castle News (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The New Castle News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN88053150
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 18868693

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5719, Longitude: -75.4670